Meet the TIAA Officers

TIAA 2008-2009 officers bring decades of TI experience to their volunteer jobs, including two that meet the goal to involve more recent retirees in the TIAA leadership.

Larry James, treasurer; Ellen McKee, secretary;
Tom Boedecker, executive vice president; Ronnie Brandenburg, president.
(Photo by Hector Cardenas)

Ronnie Brandenburg, President

Ronnie had a 31-year career with TI, working in information technology in systems analysis and programming. Ronnie and her husband, Jerry, were founding TIAA members in 1999. Ronnie served two terms as the first TIAA secretary. Jerry was TIAA president in 2002 and 2003.
In TIAA, Ronnie has been active in many areas, including the Activities Committee, Travel, Big Events and numerous volunteer programs. She is also active in the community, serving as president of her homeowners association.

The Brandenburgs are accredited American Orchid Society judges. They have served as presidents of the Greater North Texas Orchid Growers Association and chairs of the regional judging center. Married for 42 years, they have seven children and 11 grandchildren.

Tom Boedecker, Executive Vice President

Tom served as TIAA treasurer for the past two years. He spent most of his TI career in Control and Finance but also served many years in the defense business as a design engineer on space and military programs. These included eight years in Ridgecrest, CA, as project engineer on several programs, including Electro-Optical missile guidance systems and the HARM high-speed anti-radiation missile.

Ellen McKee, Secretary

Ellen retired within the last three years after an illustrious 35-year TI career. She served as administrative assistant to top TI executives and managers (including Pat Weber, Win Skiles and Phil Ritter) in the Semiconductor, Defense and Corporate areas. She works with the North Texas Volunteers, helping with the meals. She also visits nursing homes, helping those without families.

Larry James, Treasurer

Most of Larry’s 29-year TI career was spent in the Control and Finance area, in Semiconductor and the Defense business (where he was group controller), and in Corporate with Investor Relations. After his time at TI, Larry had a second career with a Singapore-based wafer fab company as investor relations manager. After retiring, he returned to Dallas and has been active with the TI retiree history team working on the archives project and the integrated circuit 50th anniversary celebration.

Nominating Committee

Max Post chaired the nominating committee, which included Tom Boedecker, Francisco Escobar, Ed Hassler, Lewis McMahan and Janelle Richards.